A new children’s book highlights the special memories and bond between a St Leonards boy and his late grandfather.
Tate and Papa’s Memories is a non-fiction book by Ballarat author Janine Taylor and Leopold illustrator Stephanie Peacock.
Ms Taylor said the book focuses on the memories her grandson Tate, who lives in St Leonards, and her partner Peter made before the grandfather died from cancer.
“It’s about Tate, who was our first grandchild, and my partner Peter just loved doing things with him and they did so much together,” she said.
“Peter was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, and he still did so much with him up until the time he passed away.
“Tate was only two and a half years old at the time, and it was just something I wanted to do for myself and Tate to look back and remember the things that they got to do together.”
Ms Peacock said it was her first time illustrating a children’s book and enjoyed collaborating with Ms Taylor on the project.
“I really enjoyed being able to imagine what a scene would look like and bring all the elements out that we needed to convey what Janine envisioned,” she said.
“We communicated a lot about what her visions were for each page, and she was very supportive throughout the whole process.
“There’s a lot of planning before getting into the process of creating the whole book as you’ve got to figure out the thumbnails for each page, the composition, how the pages are going to look and the colours that you want to convey.”
